Past Project

A cute puppy in San Ignacio, Belize

Belize March 2024

The Fondation Aide Vétérinaire Internationale (FAVI) has been proud to offer free veterinary care to animals in Belize for many years. Since 2014, we have focused our efforts in northern Belize in Sarteneja and Corozal. Our annual visits to these small communities have had a major impact on the health of the animals. Population control…

A cat in Zanzibar

Zanzibar February 2024

In February 2024, FAVI will return to the mythical island of Zanzibar. Cat lovers, here’s a unique chance to meet these wonderful creatures straight out of a tale of a thousand and one nights! “Paka” means cat in Swahili. This project will be 100% dedicated to felines. Together with our Tanzanian veterinary friends on the…

Lioness in the Serengeti

Tanzania September 2023

The Fondation Aide Vétérinaire Internationale ( FAVI ) will return to Tanzania for the twelfth time from September 12 to 26, 2023. Our massive vaccination and sterilization clinics will take place on weekends at an elementary school, where young villagers will once again be invited to accompany their furry friends for free treatment. During the…

A villager and his pup in Sarteneja, Belize

Belize December 2022

The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International (FVAI) will be back in  Belize from December 10 to 17, 2022 after almost 3 years of absence. We will once again visit the village of Sarteneja. This will be our tenth visit to this dynamic little community. The majority of the villagers do not have a car and…

FAVI safari, lion in the Serengeti

Tanzania October 2022

In October 2022, FAVI will be back in Tanzania in the north of the country and on the mythical island of Zanzibar. This project will be very diversified and as inspiring as ever. There will certainly be something for everyone! For a tenth time since 2017, we will start our project on land in the…

Cat colony in Zanzibar

Tanzania February 2022

FVAI was back in Tanzania in February 2022. What a great way to start a new year with a wonderful pilot project on the mythical island of Zanzibar! Cats are plentiful in the streets of Stone Town and their seamless cohabitation with the human population is extraordinary. It is simply fascinating for those of us,…

Zebras in the Ngorongoro Crater, FVAI safari, Tanzania

Tanzania September 2021

In September 2021, we were finally able to put back on our veterinary uniforms for the first time since February 2020. What a joy to be back in the field providing veterinary care to our Tanzanian fur buddies! FVAI, along with our faithful local partner Mbwa Wa Africa, sterilized 120 dogs and 3 cats. The…

Beautiful giraffe in the Serengeti National Park Tanzania

Tanzania February 2020

The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned to Tanzania for the seventh time since its very first project in February 2017. Six new volunteers joined the extended FVAI family: two veterinarians, two animal health technicians, one assistant and two graduating veterinary students. Welcome! We sterilized 161 animals during this trip. An enormous thank you to…

A beautiful dog chilling in Sarteneja, Belize

Belize January 2020

The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned to Belize from the 4-11 of January 2020. As soon as they got out of the airport, the volunteers of FVAI exchanged their winter boots for flip-flops and climbed aboard the “FVAI Mobile”, a baby blue school bus from the village of Sarteneja. The road to this small…